Fremont, Steuben County, New York
| Fremont, New York | |
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 Fremont, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°23′39″N 77°36′33″W / 42.39417°N 77.60917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Steuben |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.4 sq mi (83.8 km2) |
| • Land | 32.2 sq mi (83.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,745 ft (532 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 964 |
| • Density | 29.9/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-27551 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978975 |
Fremont is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 964 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General John Fremont.
The Town of Fremont is in the western part of Steuben County, northeast of Hornell, New York.
The town was formed in 1854 from parts of four other towns: Dansville, Hornellsville, Howard, and Wayland.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.4 square miles (84 km2), of which, 32.2 square miles (83 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.40%) is water.
The Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and New York State Highway 17) and New York State Route 21 pass through the south part of the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 964 people, 395 households, and 278 families residing in the town. The population density was 29.9 people per square mile (11.5/km²). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.27% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races.
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